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Show ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT Page 5 Wednesday, October 4, Z006 1YAround ^ th(^^^ ARTS Wednesday, Oct. 4 4• i 5th Annual Rock Steady for Parkinson's $20 * 7 p.m. The Depot (400 W. South Temple— at The Gateway) i »Method M a n $20 in advance/ $22 at the door i • 8 p.m. Suede (1612 High Ute Blvd., Park City) Thursday, Oct. 5 i • Rancid $ 18 in advance/ $20 at the door i • 6 p.m. In the Venue (579 W. 200 South) 4> Fat Pig $I2-$2O "All right, Billy, drop them drawers so's I can check for weapons...yeah, weapons." Leonardo DiCaprio weeps for Jack Nicholson's mercy in "The Departed." Leona Wagner Black Box (138 W.Broadway) Vintage Scorsese <• "Moving Heaven and Earth" $30 The famed director re-ascends his crime-thriller throne with 'The Departed' Chris Bellamy The Daily Utah Chronicle No filmmaker in the world has more energy than Martin Scorsese. He's like a little Italian ball of fireworks, and when he's in true form, that energy can be more infectious than a SARS epidemic. It rubs off on his cast, his crew and his audiences. His movies are veritable powder kegs—there's never been anyone else quite like him. Even if you didn't know anything about "The Departed," the director's latest, it would be in- stantly recognizable as signature Scorsese—the vibrant, gliding camerawork, the brutality and humor, the pulsating energy that jumps out of every frame. Technically, it's a remake of the popular 2002 Hong Kong film, "Infernal Affairs." But Scorsese's stamp is all over it, taking a movie with a very simple plot and infusing it with the depth and intensity that puts it on the level of nearepic tragedy. Actors love to work with Scorsese, as he nearly always pulls the absolute best out of them. He does so again with Leonardo DiCaprio and Matt Damon, who play moles on opposite sides of the law. Billy Costigan (DiCaprio) is an undercover cop, plagued with guilt for his shady family history, now trying to make up for it by infiltrating Boston's Irish mob—and, most importantly, getting in the good graces of mob boss Frank Costello (Jack Nicholson). His identity is a secret to everyone on the force except Queenan (Martin Sheen) and Dignam (Mark Wahlberg). ^ D E P A R T E D Page 6 <* 7:30 p.m. 4• 8 Jeanne Wagner Theatre (138 W Broadway) "The Departed" Warner Bros. Pictures Directed by Martin Scorsese Screenplay by William Monahan, based on the film, "Infernal Affairs" Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio. Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson, Mark Wahlberg. Vera Farmiga, Alec Baldwin, Ray Winstone and Martin Sheen Rated R/149 minutes Opens Oct. 6,2006 Four out of four stars •••• 4 »"Confessions of a Mormon Boy" $20 i Friday, Oct. 6 In the Venue (579 W 200 South) i The Depot (400 W. South Temple) i > Mushroom Head $1-5 *1 p.m. Avalon (3605 S. State St.) The Daily Utah Chronicle "Edmond" First Independent Pictures Directed by Stuart Gordon Written by David Mamet, based on his play Starring:William H. Macy, Julia Stiles, Rebecca Pidgeon, Bokeem Woodbine, Joe Mantegna and Lionel Mark Smith Rated R/82 minutes Opened Sept. 29,2006 Two-and-a-half out of four stars • Ellis Paul $15 4»8 p.m. Chris Bellamy See E D M O N D Page 6 • Rancid $ 18 in advance/ $20 at the door 4• 6 p.m. Though not Mamefs best, 'Edmond9 remains a monolithic look at American dissatisfaction No one can turn profanity into profundity with greater ease than David Mamet. His latest scripted effort, "Edmond" (based on his own play), has as much of the former as you might expect, but the latter never really materializes. We can see what Mamet is getting at, but he's painting in too broad of strokes. Even with its failings, "Edmond" stands out from the crowd—but not necessarily above it. It occurs to me that the film may be best experienced with a clean slate, so if you don't want to know much, stop reading now. OK, then. "Edmond" begins in a metaphorical prison and ends in a real one. The first is an anonymous skyscraper where Edmond (William H. Macy) spends his days wearing the same old suit and doing the same old job and going to the same old meetings every • 8 p.m. Studio Theatre (138 W.Broadway) i Crazy like Macy p.m. 1• B r i t i s h M a s t e r s $l2-$48 <* 8 p.m. Abravanel Hall (123 W. South Temple) MIKE TERRY/77(f Duly Utah Chronicle Students and other interested viewers watch Bill Daniel's film "Bozo Texino" at the Pickle Company on Sept. 25. The film documents graffiti monograms that drifters write on boxcars. Saturday, Oct. 7 This ain't your average circus i 'Who Is Bozo Texino?' engages viewers in a three-ring spectacle of vagrants, art and marginalized culture <* 9 Spencer Young too docile a word—the Texino image perplexed and compelled Daniel to the point that he "had Bozo Texino—rumored to be to find and figure out who this a hobo, train operator, Coors guy was." factory worker and everything Hence, Daniel's sprawling in between—has a moniker: documentary, "Who is Bozo simple chalk drawing on train Texino?" boxcars. His signature image— Beginning as still-frame phoa figure-eight-brimmed cowboy tos taken in 1983 and progresshat atop a cartoonish man's face ing to feature-film length in smoking a cigarette with "Bozo 1988, Daniel's train-hopping unTexino" thoughtfully signed be- dertaking explores the urgency neath—is Bozo's "Hello." of identity and communication The greeting happened to found in chalk drawings made catch Texas filmmaker Bill by nontraditional citizens, Daniel's eye two decades ago many of whom are homeless, and has interested him ever unemployed or otherwise off since. Perhaps "interested" is the conventional radar of sociThe Daily Utah Chronicle ety. Daniel's filni screened last Monday at the Pickle Company—a lesser-known local arts center that hosts visual and performance art, located at 741 S. 400 West (Web site: thepicklecompany.org)—to an audience of a few dozen in the intimate setting of a concrete enclave with folding chairs. The question "Who is Bozo Texino?" is the impetus that drives Daniel's loose narrative along grainy-yet-fitting (and superbly shot) footage of transient life on trains and the individu- SeeHOBO Page 6 • Brad Nubian $12 in advance/ $15 at the door p.m. ••-'• In T h e V e n u e (579 W. 200 South) i * Insane Clown Posse $25 in advance/ $30 at the door t • 7:30 p.m. Saltair (12408 W. Salt Air Dr.,Magna) Sunday, Oct. 8 <• The Audition $8 in advance/ $10 at the door <> 6:30 p.m. Avalon (3605 S. State St.) ; |